diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix
index b4e0a35184a8..457b571be922 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix
@@ -195,5 +195,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.veprbl ];
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
+
+    # See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/192581#issuecomment-1256860426
+    # for some context on issues on aarch64.
+    broken = stdenv.isAarch64;
   };
 }